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This article summarizes four areas of guidance that MIT research administrators should be aware of, for your own knowledge and to support the valuable advice you provide to your colleagues in research.
Maintaining research security is all about preserving the integrity of the research enterprise and the public’s trust while we pursue MIT’s core mission in research and teaching.
RAS is adding a new supplemental info field to KC Developmental Proposal for NSF Proposals on whether the proposal has Off-Campus or Off-Site Research. The field will have a Yes or No option and must be answered for all NSF proposals. Off-Campus or Off-Site Research does not include Haystack or Lincoln Lab.
As you may have heard, the Executive Level II salary cap previously set at $212,100 increased to $221,900 effective January 1, 2024. Institutions can re-budget, where appropriate, salaries at the Execute Level II level on existing awards.
We are excited to announce the first International Activities Forum for Administrative Staff on February 13. The forum will cover the following key topics: Introduction by Richard Lester, Elevated Risk, China Report Implementation, MISTI Support and Services.
NIH has updated its Foreign Subaward Agreement Policy. Effective January 2, 2024, records and data requirements do not require the prime awardee to collect and maintain records and data.
Please join us for an information session on international travel, where we have enlisted MIT experts to speak and answer your questions on a range of topics related to traveling abroad.
In October 2023, two information sessions were held to support administrators in navigating the transition to the new approach to under-recovery. The sessions comprised a presentation on the changes followed by a question-and-answer session.
MIT will celebrate an extended winter break from Monday December 25, 2023 through the New Year with offices reopening on Tuesday January 2, 2024. MIT Research Administration Services (RAS) has set deadlines for proposals with sponsor due dates during this period and immediately thereafter.
Beginning at 9pm this evening, Friday, Oct 27, 2023, the Kuali Coeus (KC) system will be offline as we will be performing some data cleanup by incorporating a new proposal type labeled “Deactivated-Do Not Use.” This work is expected to take 2 hours to complete, and no action is needed on your part.
